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In the early electrophysiological studies of chemical synaptic transmission two preparations were particularly useful — the vertebrate neuromuscular junction and the giant synapse in the stellate ganglion of the squid. The former was especially useful for studying the actions of transmitter on the postsynaptic cell and general properties of transmitter release, and the latter for studying the link between the nerve impulse and the release of transmitter from the presynaptic neuron.
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Brown, A.G. (2001). The Presynaptic Neuron I: Release of Neurotransmitter. In: Nerve Cells and Nervous Systems. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-0237-3_6
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